Sail Shadows in the Sea of ​​Fog

Chapter 133 Red-Marked Sea Area
"Have you seen Uncle Shenge?" Yun Ji's tone was filled with undisguised wariness.

This dark elf who suddenly appeared and could see through the Valkyrie's concealment claimed to be Yun Hai. Who can prove that?

He was on my boat.

Yun Hai pointed out the window, "He's the chef on my flagship now."

"On your ship? Why didn't you bring him with you?" Yun Ji asked instinctively.

“I’m worried that before I can even identify myself, you’ll start firing at us. You’ll see him soon.”

Yun Hai finally took a step back and sat on the sofa, casually crossing her legs, and accepted a glass of fruit wine from Cheng Lang.

"It's good that you've met," Yun Ji said, slightly lowering her guard. "However..."

"I know what you want to ask, please let me explain it myself."

After finishing the wine in her glass, Yun Hai handed it back to Cheng Lang and said politely in her sweet, childlike voice, "Your fruit wine is very delicious. Please give me another glass, thank you."

"No problem," Cheng Lang said, taking the glass and pouring the other person another glass of wine.

Let's start by explaining why I'm here in the first place.

Yun Hai stretched out as if she were at home and said, "Ever since you found me through the fireworks of the wandering circus, the wandering circus has become interested in my job as warden."

Taking the full glass of wine and taking a sip, Yun Hai continued, "They obtained the position of warden after several negotiations with Lord Panini."

Panini then negotiated with me several more times, and we eventually reached a deal.

"What kind of deal?" Yun Ji asked bluntly.

Yun Hai downed the wine in his glass again and handed the empty glass to Cheng Lang. He said without reservation, "The circus got a fake mask that copied my face and took on all the work of the warden of the exile island."

Although I don't know what they're planning to do, Lord Panini's compensation to me is quite good.

As she spoke, Yun Hai pointed out the window again, “That fleet outside is one of the compensations I received. They also allowed me to take some prisoners from the exile islands with me. They are now captains under my command.”

"Your captain?"

As Cheng Lang handed the other man a glass filled with wine, he asked, "So you're the captain? You've gained the ship's approval?"

"That's right"

Yun Hai used the hand holding the cup to point a finger to his left eye, revealing its blood-red pupil. "The heart of the ship has given me the ability to see through illusions."

That's why I was able to find you in the fog, see this hidden ship, and see the true face beneath the mask of hypocrisy.

"What else can you see?" Yun Ji asked warily.

"The rotting core of the ghost ship"

Yun Hai said, "Thanks to this ability, otherwise my fleet would not have been able to gain an absolute advantage in the battle against the ghost ships."

After exchanging a glance with Cheng Lang, who was handing her a wine glass, Yun Ji continued, "Yun Hai, what brings you to the Valkyrie? And how did you find this place?"

"I was able to find you because the wandering circus has been hunting you down."

Yun Hai used a sweet, childlike voice to utter the most vulgar description: "Those mixed-race bastards who flaunt their breasts and faces seem to have set up a huge trap on the exile island with a dock key."

According to the information I extracted from him, the shipyard key was relocated to an area near Iron Oak Island. You all know Iron Oak Island, right?

"Iron Oak Island, shrouded in poisonous fog, which hasn't been open to navigation for hundreds of years?" Cheng Lang asked in astonishment.

“That’s right, that’s the place. During the time of Queen Eleanor, Iron Oak Island and the surrounding waters were her stronghold, but it has been sealed off by poisonous fog. Even the sea monster Panini couldn’t get through that fog.”

Yun Hai handed the empty glass to Cheng Lang again, and while Cheng Lang was pouring him more wine, she continued, "Ever since you resurrected Princess Bakla, the Wandering Circus has been plotting to trap you and Princess Bakla near Iron Oak Island forever."

"how do you know"

"I used to be a warden."

Yun Hai revealed an adorable smile that was sweeter than usual. "From the time I became the warden until I stepped down not long ago, I have never encountered a prisoner who could withstand my torture."

As for how the street circus found you, if my interrogation was correct, you seem to still have a firework from the street circus on you?

“That’s true,” Yun Ji nodded.

"Give me the fireworks later. The wandering circus is no longer wandering. All the members have entered the military and political circles of the Principality of Boerlan."

With the help of a duchy, they can easily find you through this firework display.

Yun Hai put the seashell eye mask back on. "That's why I was able to find you. Now, let me explain why I came to find you."

Taking the wine glass once more, Yun Hai took a sip of the fragrant fruit wine. "The web of fate is now complete. I bet you've all heard that phrase recently."

Although we may each receive different prophecies, we are all nodes in a web.

According to the prophecy I received, we will meet again, and we may even fight side by side. So you can understand my appearance this time as a proactive demonstration of my sincerity.

"Since this is to show sincerity, Yun Hai, do you know what those ghost ships are all about?" Yun Ji asked.

"It seems to be related to some members of the Elven royal family, and also to Poseidon, but I don't know the specifics."

I can only be certain that even Lord Panini was very wary of those ghost ships; he didn't actually want the seas to be filled with them.

At this point, Yun Lan took another sip of wine, then pulled a nautical chart from her leg pocket and handed it to Cheng Lang. "The wandering circus and those ghost ships seem to have reached some kind of agreement; they will definitely continue to search for you."

If you are willing to give me and my father some trust, we can avoid those marked ocean currents, monsoons and shipping lanes.

If you insist on going through those marked areas in red, my fleet can provide some necessary supplies.

“I need to see Uncle Shenge first,” Yun Ji said cautiously.

“Of course,” Yun Hai said. “Please send a light signal; just send the word ‘tavern’.”

"I'll go get you that firework."

As Yun Ji spoke, she first exchanged a glance with Cheng Lang, and after he nodded slightly, she got up and left the office.

"Would you like another drink?" Cheng Lang asked, starting to suspect that this cute, baby-voiced girl was a reincarnated alcoholic.

"Thank you!"

Like a drunkard, Yun Hai immediately handed over the wine glass, and as always, he offered, "My fleet has an armorer who once served time on the exile island. After leaving the exile island, I had him make many masks of hypocrisy. Captain Cheng Lang, would you like some?"

"I just noticed that your ship seems to be full of dark elves and elves?" Cheng Lang asked in return.

“I am saving the dark elves. Those elves are the dark elves’ family, and they need to have a job.”

Yun Hai replied matter-of-factly, "I can't just take their children, can I? What would be the difference between that and a real demon hunter group?" "Save the dark elves?" Cheng Lang looked at her suspiciously.

“My fleet needs manpower,” Yun Hai said. “Don’t you have many dark elves on your ship?”

"makes sense"

Cheng Lang smiled and handed the refilled wine glass back to the other person. The two of them remained silent, clearly waiting for Yun Ji and Shenge.

Less than half an hour later, there was a knock on the office door from the outside. Then, Yun Ji pushed open the door and brought Shenge in.

"Captain, we meet again."

Shenge greeted Cheng Lang warmly, and then proudly introduced his daughter, whom he had lost and found again.

Immediately afterwards, Yun Ji also said without any hesitation, "It has just been verified that Uncle Shenge is indeed real."

"My daughter is real too!"

Shenge quickly said, "Her mother has always been with her and has never left. Can't dark elves read the memories of dead elves? My dear daughter, your mother will prove your identity."

"take it"

Yun Hai decisively removed the pretty pink seashell that served as an eye mask and handed it to Yun Ji, saying, "Sister Yun Ji can look, but Captain Cheng can skip it."

"Hold on"

Yun Ji took the seashell, then tore off her gloves, pulled out a dagger, pricked her fingertip, and smeared the dagger on the seashell.

In an instant, Cheng Lang heard the unusually clear whispers of the dead, and Yun Ji pressed the seashell to her heart.

Another half hour passed before Yun Ji opened her eyes and returned the seashell to Yun Hai. "Captain, it's real."

“We will carefully consider which route to take next,” Cheng Lang said immediately. “Also, thank you and your daughter for coming to warn us.”

"We will meet again in the future, and there will likely be an opportunity to fight together."

Yun Hai took the seashell eye mask and put it on her face. "Just like that saying, the web of fate has been woven, right?"

As she spoke, Yun Hai looked at her father beside her, and Sheng Ge said affectionately, "I brought it all, I brought it all."

As he spoke, Shenge opened the canvas bag he was carrying, took out a Xinweng Egg and placed it on the table. Then he took out a thick stack of hypocritical masks and a box containing a full 10 cups of Poseidon's Blood.

"This bee egg will keep us connected."

Yun Hai said, "Those hypocritical masks were made by my prisoners working overtime recently. If you encounter any exiled dark elves in the future, you can give them a mask and a cup of Poseidon's blood."

And it's up to them to decide whether to send me a message; if they wish, I will send a ship to pick them up.

"Of course, I won't let you help for nothing. For every dark elf I save, I'm willing to pay 10 cups of Poseidon's blood."

"You're really generous," Cheng Lang, who was often praised for his generosity, couldn't help but say.

"There are plenty of shipwrecks on the seabed around the exile island, and the warden's job is actually quite easy, so Poseidon's blood isn't anything particularly rare to me."

As Yun Hai spoke, she stood up and gently tapped her seashell eye mask with her finger, saying, "There is another Yun Hai on this sea who looks exactly like me, but her eye mask is just an ordinary seashell, which is the only thing that can verify my identity."

Alright, it's time for us to leave, and it's time for you to leave too. Captain Cheng Lang, Sister Yun Ji, best of luck.

"I wish you good luck too," Yun Ji said, giving the other person a hug before handing the firework to Uncle Shenge.

“Good child, thank you for your help. I have entrusted your inn to my bartender’s wife to run. Please rest assured, it will always be your and Shenba’s home.”

Shenge hugged Yunji gently, then left the office with his beloved daughter. As Cheng Lang and the others watched him go, he climbed down the rope net, took the large barrel of fruit wine they had been given, and rowed the small boat toward the distant fleet.

"What an unexpected bonus," Cheng Lang said, watching the small boat drift further and further away.

"Should we listen to Yun Hai's advice?" Yun Ji asked.

"What do you think?" Cheng Lang asked in return.

"I'm not the captain."

Yun Ji paused for a moment, then said, "I'm willing to believe that Yun Hai is the real Yun Hai, but I don't know which side she's on."

"Is Fengmo Island in the red-marked sea area?" Cheng Lang asked in a different way.

"Your Excellency, Windmill Island is not located in the red-marked waters," the magic mirror that passed through the wall respectfully answered the question.

"Let's go to Fengmo Island first," Cheng Lang decided.

With the order given, the Valkyrie started running again, joined up with the Thorn which was hiding in the distance, and continued on its planned route.

Meanwhile, Yun Hai, who had already returned to her flagship, tossed the firework to her first mate and said in a cute, childlike voice, "We have enough bait. Order the fleet to proceed to Corridor Corner immediately. We need to treat those stray dogs and dead ships to a good meal."

"Yes!"

The sailors on these ships immediately responded enthusiastically, maneuvering these warships from Borealis towards an area of ​​sea where the angle between their course and the Valkyrie's course exceeded 100 degrees.

Amidst the rippling blue waves, in the cargo hold of this flagship, thirty or forty dark elf children were diligently learning how to fight using various weapons under the tutelage of a ghastly green undead phantom.

"My Lord Gluttony, I have already seen the captain you requested."

In the captain's cabin of the ship, Yun Hai spoke respectfully to an antique-style mirror.

"The web of fate is now complete."

In the mirror, a ghastly green figure muttered in a monotone voice, "Evil guardian, kind dark elf, go and save more of your kind, go and stop this plague."

Your kin will be your sword and shield, and your crimson eyes will help you see the truth. Go and hunt down the ghosts! The sea of ​​stars will eventually turn into a sea of ​​blood, even if the ship's heart is riddled with holes.

"As you wish, Lord Gluttony."

Yun Hai said respectfully, then gently closed the cabinet door and locked it—the mirror was hanging in a bronze wardrobe.

"Yun Hai, that's a glutton. Do you really want to trust him?" Shenge asked in a worried whisper.

"certainly"

Yun Hai said matter-of-factly, but shook her head slightly. Unfortunately, Shenge had no idea what his daughter, whom he hadn't seen for so long, was thinking.

He couldn't even understand whether Yun Hai's head shaking meant the mirror was unreliable or that it wasn't convenient to discuss this topic here.

All he knew was that this fleet didn't have a single mirror.

(End of this chapter)